At its October 6 Board of Directors meeting, the San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority awarded Blue & Gold Fleet a five-year contract for the operation of WETA's San Francisco Bay Ferry services.

"I am very pleased with this contract award," says Nina Rannells, Executive Director of WETA. "It marks the beginning of a new era for San Francisco Bay Ferry and the continuation of a great partnership with Blue & Gold Fleet."

Read more about the contract award on our Press Release page.

The San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority is seeking Statements of Qualifications from qualified firms in response to a Request for Qualifications for On-Call Marketing Services.

These On-Call Marketing services will be required by WETA to generally support the marketing of new ferry services, to support public information related to the transfer of existing ferry services to WETA by the City of Alameda and the City of Vallejo, and the consolidation of both new and existing ferry services under the agency's new operating brand name, "San Francisco Bay Ferry."

For more details and to download the RFQ please visit our Opportunities page.

A Draft Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration was prepared for the proposed Central Bay Operations and Maintenance Facility project and is available for download. Written comments on the Mitigated Negative Declaration were accepted for a 30-day review period from March 31, 2011, through April 29, 2011.

Read more on the Central Bay Operations and Maintenance Facility page.

On Friday, April 29th, the Water Emergency Transportation Authority's role as a ferry service provider began.

The legislation creating WETA required that the organization consolidate existing publicly operated ferry services with the exception of services operated by the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District. The Alameda - Oakland Ferry and Harbor Bay Ferry services are the first to transfer to WETA under this mandate. Read More...